Vegetable-cutter



s. D. WETHERBY.,

VEGETABLE GUTTER.

Iytyatentd Aug. l0, 1886.,

(No Model.)

to responding parts in all the iigures,

UNITED STATES STEPHEN D. VVETHERBY, OF BOLIVAR, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDJOHN A. 'VETHF/RBY, OF VVELLSVILLE, NEWT YORK.

.v EeET-ABLe-CUTTER.

SPECIFICA'ION forming part of Letters Application filed'March 18, 1886.

To @ZZ whom, llt may concern@ s ,Beit known-that I, STEPHEN DLWETHERBY,

' of Bolivar, in the ('zou'utyf o f'Alle'gany and` State of New York,have inveu'ted a new and ImprovedVegetable Cutter,A o.i', -whi'ch thefollowing is a fu-ll,fc1ear,1 and exact' description, Reference-is to behad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, inwhichsimilar letters of reference indicate cori 'Figure l isalongitudinal sectional elevation ofany new and improved vegetable-cutter, takelron the line x m, 'Fig.'2.' Fig` 2 is a transverse sectionalelet ation.. ofthe fsame, i5 taken on the-line y yet-Fig. 1; and Fig;33s

an enlarged detailed seetiopalyifew showing; the construction of thevertical knives and the vmeans for holding them.

The invention wili first be described in c on- 2o nection with thedrawings,'an-djtlien pointed out in the claims. f

` The main frame of `my newvegetablecutter .is composed of the fouruprigh-t'posts c a, upperinain side pieces, b b, and end cross-pieces,

f c c.4 rlhe main side pieces, "0, are'secured infside of the postsa, asshown clearly in Fig. 2;

and secured to the inner or adjacent surfaces of the'side pieces, I), ator near their lower edges,are the cleats d d, on which the knife- 30l'rain'eA runs. y .Y

To the upper edges of the side pieces, Zazand in the center lof theirlength, isr'secured the hopper B, into which the vegetables to be sliceda're fed.

The knife-frame A is composed of the side bars, e c, end cross-pieces, cc, and central cross-pieces, e2 e,

Upon the upper surface of the frame A is secured the two metal platesj". These are 4o placed to form a central space, f', shown in Fig. 1,for the sliced vegetable to pass out of the machine.

Between the ends of the plates f f are secured to the upper surfaces ofthe side pieces, e c, the raised portions or cleats fifz, which supportthe broad double-edged knife g in horizontal position parallel with thebottom of the hopper B.

In each cross-piece e2 is secured a series of Serial No. 195,6(19. (Nomodel.)

small vertical knives, IL, so that niseries of ver- 5o tical' knives'stand in front of'each ciittingedge Between the side pieces, b, ofthe mainframe of ,the machine, just above the knife-frame A, are securedthe cross-pieces These have a 55 yseries of vertical slots, i" i',formed in them, that correspond with the kniveslntand the reciprocatingmovement of the knife-frame A is such that the knives li strike into andpartially through the slots,vv so the knives will always 6o makea `cleanthroughcutin vthe vegetable bej ing slicedfyfThekuied'rain A isreciprocated oujrlvlie cleats-fi by tlnfgearing'l in, :haiidcraiikit,and 'ciankfslialtl), the .crank jog' which latter connected tothe frameAby the pitinan 6 5 l vliz, and a balaiiee-wheeh E, `is `attachedv -toone end'ofy thacrank-shalt D, to maintain a regular andfeveu motion'.The-series of knives IL A.are heldjfinihe cross-pieces c" by means of`plates e and wedges if, tlie plates being bolted 7o to the under surfaceofthe cross-'pieces and formed with 'slots e, to receivevthe lower endsofthe knives; and theknives h are notched at one edge, as shown at 7i',to embrace onev edge ofthe, slot c4, so the knives maybe held with z.pefifect security and irinness a'nd 'vertically adjusted as they wearaway, or 'to regulate ltheir depth of cut. The hopper B is provided atits side, upon the' -i-nside, with the beveled blocks p p, which serveto guide the vegetables 8o placed in the hopper directly over and -tothe knives g le; and beneath the hopper B and knife-frame A is placed areceptacle, F, held upon the side pieces, G G, and cross-'pieces G G ofthe frame of the machine, to receive the out vegetable as it drops fromthe cuttingknives.

In ope/ration the vegetables to be cut are simply thrown into the hopperB and the crank n revolved, which causes the knife-frame A to be rapidlyreciprocated, causing the knives h 4 to out the vegetables verticallyand the knife f/ to slice them horizontally, so that the combined actionof -the knives cut the vegetables into small chunks or narrow stripssuitable to 93 feed to stock -am aware that the sliding carriage of avegetable-cutter has been provided with a central aperture, a transversetwoedged k nife arranged over said aperture, and short vertical knivessecured en the top of the two-edged knife. The hopper was provided withslotted strips for the passage ot' the vertical knives. ln another forniot' sliding cutter the Central aperture was provided with a series oflongitudinal knives and a flat knife transverse thereto. Both of thetwo-edge knives referred to were beveled from their outer edges inwardand downward toward the Center. I ain also aware that a toolholder hasbeen constructed of an angular bar of iron, having one end bent andAapertured, to receive a tool, which tool was transversely notched andheld in said aperture b v a gib having a short transverse Wire passedthrough it and engaging one of the notches, and a wedge driven into theaperture and holding the gib in place, and ll do not claini said priorconstructions as ol' niy inven` tion.

Ilaviug thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to seenreby Letters Patent- 1. rlhe eombinatioinwith the frame, the hopper havingthe Cross-pieces i, slotted at i', of the knife-f1a1ne A, below thehopper, having an opening, j", a transverse twocdged knife, y, abovesaid opening, and the vertical knives in l'ront of each cnttingedge ol'the knife y, and in alignment with the slots z", substantially as setforth.

2. The combination, with the knife-frame having an aperture therein, anda metal plate, e, also aperto red, and having one edge or wail ofthesaid aperture extending slightly across the aperture in the knifefraine,of the knife h, passed through said apertures, and having notches It,one of which receives the said projecting edge, and a key, i, enteringsaid apertures ata point opposite the notches, sul stantially as setforth.

S'lEPHEN l). \Vl'll'lEPtBY.

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